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Sun, Jan 31, 2021·United Center, Chicago

Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 63% of the time.

CHI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ111010012133
CHI17016213336

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 12:32CHIPhilipp KurashevAssists: Patrick Kane, Mattias Janmark · Tip-in, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:28CBJBoone JennerAssists: Jack Roslovic, Liam Foudy · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–1
  3. P3 7:41CHIPius SuterGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P3 13:40CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Philipp Kurashev, Mattias Janmark · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P2 0:50CBJZach Werenski: Holding2 min
  2. P2 12:30CBJSeth Jones: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 16:03CBJDean Kukan: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 16:03CHIReese Johnson: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 18:30CHIDominik Kubalik: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 15:51CHIAndrew Shaw: Hooking2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Soderberg won the faceoff against Texier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCHI
33Shots on goal36
2.9Expected goals2.3
54Shot attempts56
23Faceoffs won20
2Power plays2
6Penalty minutes6
39Hits30
15Blocked shots15
11Giveaways12
9Takeaways7

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestJenner – Roslovic – Foudy9:57

    xG 0.87–0.46 (66%)attempts 7–15goals 1–0

  2. Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Domi10:34

    xG 0.18–0.09 (68%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

  3. Atkinson – Texier – Robinson10:36

    xG 0.64–0.59 (52%)attempts 16–8goals 0–2

  4. Koivu – Nash – Grigorenko7:49

    xG 0.08–0.38 (17%)attempts 2–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Gavrikov14:01

    xG 0.57–0.29 (66%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

  2. Del Zotto – Kukan10:04

    xG 0.83–0.60 (58%)attempts 12–14goals 1–0

  3. Jones – Werenski14:57

    xG 0.55–0.51 (52%)attempts 12–11goals 0–1

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHighmore – Kampf – Johnson8:41

    xG 0.45–0.20 (69%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  2. Soderberg – Shaw – Suter2:56

    xG 0.30–0.15 (67%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  3. Soderberg – Shaw – Hagel7:44

    xG 0.10–0.08 (54%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  4. Kubalik – Strome – Suter5:58

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Mitchell3:38

    xG 0.51–0.02 (96%)attempts 7–1goals 1–0

  2. Keith – Carlsson7:22

    xG 0.33–0.18 (65%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Murphy – Zadorov2:45

    xG 0.05–0.08 (40%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

CHI 2.3 xGCBJ 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHICBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CHI is favoured, below it CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 19/100 · #685 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.00 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 63% of the time.

CHI winsCBJ wins

Simulated goal difference (CHI − CBJ), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).